Thoughts on Technical Foul

[BillyMac]

Little kid's game. During clock stopped, dead ball, little kid says, "Time out. Time out. I need to tie my shoe". You going to charge a time out? Same thing in high school subvarsity game? Varsity game?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Little kid's game. During clock stopped, dead ball, little kid says, "Time out. Time out. I need to tie my shoe". You going to charge a time out? Same thing in high school subvarsity game? Varsity game?

Nope. I'm going to report two timeouts. And if there's an excessive timeout, that's a T.

[APG]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Little kid's game. During clock stopped, dead ball, little kid says, "Time out. Time out. I need to tie my shoe". You going to charge a time out? Same thing in high school subvarsity game? Varsity game?

In all likelihood, I wouldn't charge timeout in either case as I would be withholding making the ball live until the shoelace was tied. I know for sure I wouldn't charge one in little kids ball.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Little kid's game. During clock stopped, dead ball, little kid says, "Time out. Time out. I need to tie my shoe".

Funny you ask this one.

Just after a throw-in, an MS coach says to me, "There's a shoe untied. Stop."

I let play continue. When I inform the coach that I'm not going to stop the game for an untied shoe, he replies, "they have before!"

This team from a different part of the state with a different association (albeit under the same umbrella). Different belief systems at different levels, particularly that level, I guess.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Funny you ask this one.

Just after a throw-in, an MS coach says to me, "There's a shoe untied. Stop."

I let play continue. When I inform the coach that I'm not going to stop the game for an untied shoe, he replies, "they have before!"

This team from a different part of the state with a different association (albeit under the same umbrella). Different belief systems at different levels, particularly that level, I guess.

While I'll wait to administer a throw-in, I'm not going to stop play when the clock is running for a shoe. MS kids can learn to tie their shoes.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Funny you ask this one.

Just after a throw-in, an MS coach says to me, "There's a shoe untied. Stop."

I let play continue. When I inform the coach that I'm not going to stop the game for an untied shoe, he replies, "they have before!"

This team from a different part of the state with a different association (albeit under the same umbrella). Different belief systems at different levels, particularly that level, I guess.

Tell him that double knots will be a POE next year.